Prayer Requests

Prayers are essential to Buddhist practice and are offered by the sangha during intensive practice retreats or occasions like life release practice.

Traditionally, one would make an offering in connection with a prayer request, as this links the merit of generosity to the prayer. When making a prayer request through out website, the offerings go in their entirety to the practice occasion involved. For example, if you make a Prayer Request during one of the drupchos or sangdrup, your offering will go towards the feast and fire offerings; if you make a prayer request in connection with the Life Release, the offering ransoms the lives of animals; if you make a prayer request in connection with the Offering and Dana Pilgrimage or donate to the Asian Charity Fund, those funds are used to help sponsor the yearly Tukdrup Barche Lamsel drupchen, which removes obstacles, for offerings to the Buddha in Bodhgaya, to feed the poor, and for butter lamps lit in holy places throughout the year.

Submit a Prayer Request

You are welcome to submit your prayer requests in connection with any of these unique practice occasions listed above. The names and prayers are read aloud at specific times during the practice in the presence of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and the sangha, and one’s prayers and aspirations are thus included in these meaningful and meritorious activities. The merit of these practices is dedicated to all sentient beings, and specifically in the direction requested by those who have made prayer requests. It is said that making prayer requests is especially helpful on behalf of those who have deceased or are ill or struggling.

Please visit the Prayer Request page on the MSB Store to submit your Prayer Request.